Septic Bleeding of the Common Carotid Artery Following Total Thyroidectomy: An Atypical Complication

Septic rupture of the common carotid artery following total thyroidectomy may rapidly lead to exsanguination. We present a case report of a 16-year-old girl, diagnosed with a questionable thyroglossal duct cyst. Following the initial operative intervention with local excision of the cyst including r...

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Main Authors: T. Jamaan, J. Raedecke, C. Kayser, K. D. Rueckauer, O. Thomusch
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2010-01-01
Series:Case Reports in Medicine
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2010/953282